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Guild Wars 2

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Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 cover
Developers
ArenaNet
Publishers
NCsoft
Engines
Guild Wars engine
Release dates
Windows August 28, 2012
macOS (OS X) August 28, 2012
Guild Wars 2 on Wikipedia

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Guild Wars
Guild Wars 2005
Guild Wars 2 2012

General information

Guild Wars 2 Wiki - Official wiki for Guild Wars 2 - accessible in-game using the /wiki command.
Guild Wars 2 Forums - The official Guild Wars 2 forums, hosted by Arenanet (Multiple languages available).
r/GuildWars2 Subreddit
Guild Wars 2 Guru - Fansite with a large community and active forum.
Guild Wars 2 Support - Comprehensive list of error codes and fixes.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Official website
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Amazon.com
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Green Man Gaming
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Humble Store
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
All versions require a Guild Wars Account.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.

Video settings

Video settings menu.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Spanish

Network

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 80, 443, 6112, 6600
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

In game fills with white from all sides

Can occur with AMD graphics cards when trying to override application AA/AF settings. Go to Catalyst Control Center > 3D Application Settings and set AA and AF to use application defaults.

Cannot connect to the Internet

Allow an exception for Gw2.exe in your system firewall.

Error Codes

There are several common error codes that may occur when attempting to play the game. Error codes starting with 7, 42, or 58 pertain to an inability to log in. Troubleshooting steps for these errors and others can be found on this support page.

Other Information

Command Lines

These arguments can be added after the last quotation mark in the target in the properties of your Guild Wars 2 shortcut.

  • -autologin
If client is set to remember Account Name and Password the game will login on launch.
  • -bmp
Forces the game to create screenshots as .BMP files. Use for creating high-quality screenshots at the expense of much larger files.
  • -diag
Creates, at startup, a detailed diagnostic logfile which contains data about connection tests and hardware information, located in the installation folder or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Guild Wars 2 (NetworkDiag.log). Useful for determining what is wrong when Guild Wars 2 is not functioning properly.
Important: The program terminates after the logfile is created; since Guild Wars 2 will not be able run with this parameter on, make sure to remove it once Guild Wars 2 has finished creating the logfile.
  • -email <string>
Sets the e-mail address, as specified in <string>, on the log-in screen. Combine with -password to create an auto-log-in shortcut for a specific account.
  • -fps <number>
Sets maximum frames per second parameter, as specified in <number>.
  • -image
Forces the game to download all known updates.
  • The program terminates after the update is completed; Guild Wars 2 will not be able run with this parameter on.
    • Recommended: Create an extra Guild Wars 2 shortcut (e.g. "Guild Wars 2 Updater") specifically to use this command line switch.
  • -image updates gw2.dat; after updating, that file can be be transferred over to other machines.
    • There can be up to 25 gigabytes of data to download. Once -image completes, the exact file size of gw2.dat will vary across installations.
  • -mce
Start the client with Windows Media Center compatibility, switching the game to full screen and restarting Media Center (if available) after the client is closed.
  • -noui
Disables the user interface, producing the same effect as when one pushes Ctrl+Shift+H in-game to toggle it.
  • -nosound
Disables audio system completely.
  • -password <string>
Enables auto-log-in if <string> is the correct password for the account, and either (A) is used with -email or (B) details have previously been saved using the "Remember Account Name" checkbox. This argument must not be preceded by any other argument.
Warning: Putting your password in a shortcut or a batch file makes it easily accessible to everybody with access to your computer. Never use this option if you are sharing your computer with other people whom you do not trust.
  • -perf
Displays performance indicators such as; Triangles, memory usage, frames per second and transfer rate in bytes per second are displayed in multi-colored text in the middle of the right side of the Guild Wars 2 window.
  • -repair
Start the client, checks the files for errors and repair then was needed.
  • -useOldFov
Changes the FoV back to how it was originally.
  • -windowed
Forces Guild Wars 2 to run in windowed mode.
Note: You can easily switch to windowed mode by pressing Alt+ Enter or clicking the window icon in the upper right corner while the game is already running.
  • /clientport <number>
Forces the game to run through a specific port, useful when your ISP is throttling certain ports and causing lag. Port 80 is recommended when using this switch

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, Core i3, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce 7800, ATI Radeon X1800, Intel HD 3000 or better (256 MB of video RAM and shader model 3.0 or better)
These are the finalized system requirements at launch, but as with any MMO these may change over time.[1]

References